I know y'all are going to shoot me for this, but I've got paint issues on my truck, and don't have the means or cash to get the whole thing repainted correctly. Last year I had reasonable success sanding the flaking paint and rust off the roof and recovering with auto primer and flat black paint. Yes, aerosol Krylon. I could have done a better job if I had better sandpaper, but not a single place for miles around had anything better that would fit the rented random-orbit sander (which wasn't really up to the task either). I knew it wasn't going to last but I did the best I could with what I had. It actually lasted much longer than I expected.
Anyways.....
Rust never sleeps, and it's time to do it over again. The hood is starting to flake up too, so I wanted to hit it before it actually began rusting. I've got better equipment to work with this time, but no time to do it. This part of the world is unseasonably cold at the moment (highs less than 70F) and every fecking weekend it has been raining. I've been procrastinating, I know. Should have done this six weeks ago when it was 85 out, I know. I don't have a garage. It might warm up again this year, but there are no guarantees.
If I don't get to do this until spring, should I return all the paint I've purchased (and not used), or will it be ok in the can for several months? I'm pretty sure it'll last, just not 100% sure.
Thanks
-phaeton